AN: I don't own the characters or OUAT.
All mistakes are mine.

"Maybe you two can have some alone time in the bathroom."

"Z, I'm not going to talk to her while she's using the toilet."

"Maybe she's not using the toilet. Maybe she got freaked by Mr. and Mrs. Nolan. They are kinda perky," Jefferson put his two cents in.

"Fine, I'll talk to her now," she replied with hesitancy.

Regina walked the few feet from the table she sat at, to the double doors that led to the bathroom. She didn't dare to turn around, knowing that she would lose her nerve the second she saw her two best friends smirking at her.

'Well, Jefferson was right. She's not using the toilet. She's even prettier up close. I didn't get this close before when I first saw her. I have to say something before she turns toward the door and catches me staring at her,' Regina thought as she walked through the door and saw Emma pacing.

"Excuse me, but are you, Emma?"

She could see that Emma jumped slightly, but that didn't stop Emma from slowly turning around to face Regina.

"Yes. And you are?" Emma asked back with a raised eyebrow.

'Wow. She's kind of rude, but that's understandable. A person that she has never talked to before knows her name. It's upsetting that she doesn't know my name. Wait a minute. She's new to town, surely she doesn't know my name yet. It's not like she's been obsessing over me like I've been obsessing over her.'

"I'm Regina. Um, I'm supposed to give you a tour of the school on Wednesday. Because I'm, uh, I'm the... the class president... of the sophomore class."

'Why am I a stuttering mess? I've been raised better than that. I'm never supposed to show weakness. And nervousness is a weakness.'

"I just thought I'd introduce myself before Wednesday so that we're not complete strangers then," Regina continued with more confidence than before. She ended with a chuckle, due to some nervousness creeping up.

"That's pretty smart. But, I'm guessing, that's why you're the class president," Emma replied shyly.

'Is she flirting with me? No, that would be too good to be true. I'm just going to play it off as nothing.'

"Kind of, heh. But that isn't the reason I became class president. It was mainly because of my mother."

She saw Emma start to smile, but it quickly disappeared as she asked, "Oh. You became class president because your mom is mayor? Not because you earned it?"

"Sort of."

'Wait a second.'

"How did you know my mother was mayor?"

"Ruby said it when... you two... walked... in..."

'Did I just make her nervous? If I did, I'm proud of myself. So, she probably was flirting before.'

"Oh, that's right," Regina said with a small smile on her face, slightly still in her thoughts.

"I'm sorry. I have to go back to Rebecca, Mary Margaret, and David. I'll see you Wednesday, Regina," Emma said as she headed for the door.

'Don't go! I still want to talk to you,' she thought, but she couldn't force her mouth to say those words.

"Ok. Bye, Emma," came out instead. Her back was still facing the door when it firmly closed shut.

Closing her eyes, Regina berated herself. 'Why did she run off? Did something I say scare her off? It doesn't matter. I'm going to back out there and finish my salad that Zelena and Jefferson didn't let me finish.'

Wednesday morning, like all other mornings, Regina woke up before her alarm went off at 6:15. That thing that made today different from all the others, was her thoughts.

'I'm going to show Emma around the school today. Em-ma. Her green eyes are amazing. I didn't realize this the other day, but I really got lost in them.' She flung the covers off her body when her alarm started going off. She pressed the button to turn it off and headed to her dressers. 'This part of my day will always stay the same. Get out of bed, take a shower, eat breakfast, and then go to school. I do have to go see Mr. Gold today, though. But then I'll see Emma.'

As she walked into the school, Regina didn't care about all the stares she got. She was so focused on getting to Mr. Gold's office, that she didn't hear walk up to her.

"Hey, babe," Daniel whispered, which made Regina jump. In his normal voice, he continued, "Where are you going? Your locker is on the other side of the school."

"You remember one thing, but you forget another," Regina replied with a small smile. "I have to go to Mr. Gold's office to give the new girl a tour."

"Oh. Right. Well, I gotta get to my locker. I'll see you at lunch. Have fun with the new girl."

A few minutes later, Regina found herself right outside Mr. Gold's office.

'It's time to do this. Hopefully, this won't be as boring as I thought. It probably won't because Emma isn't boring... I think.'

She knocked on the door and entered after she was given the go-ahead.

"Regina Mills, glad you could join us. This is Emma Swan. She has just joined us from Tallahassee, Florida, and she needs to be shown around. Even though she is a year older than the rest of the sophomore class, she is going to be a part of your grade," Mr. Gold directed to Regina. "Hopefully, as class president, you are up to the job of escorting her today. You won't have to worry about being late to class because she has the same schedule as you. Can you handle this, Miss Mills?"

"Of course, Mr. Gold." She aimed her attention to the person that was continuously on Regina's mind, "It's wonderful to meet you, Em-ma."

"Likewise, Regina. Bye, Mary Margaret. See you in class later."

'Why is Mrs. Nolan here? My mother would have told me if Mrs. Nolan had a daughter.'

"Don't forget, you have to call me Ms. Blan-, I mean, Mrs. Nolan, when we see each other again," Mrs. Nolan replied to Emma.

'She's still not used to her married name.'

"Got it. I'll remember. Bye, Mr. Gold." Finally, Emma directed her green eyes back to the brown pair that belonged to Regina. "Are you ready?"

'Am I ready? I've been ready since we first talked.'

Even though Regina had those thoughts in her head, she replied with, "Yes. Let's start your tour."

'Emma's laugh is beautiful. It's so melodic.'

"Oh, look. There's Ruby," Emma said pointing down the hall while calming her laugh. "Hey, Ruby!"

'Oh, no. Killian is there too. Why did I have to push Jefferson away before?'

"Hey, Emma! Hey, Regina!" Ruby bounded down the hallway while holding on to Belle's hand, inadvertently dragging her behind. "Emma, you remember Bells, right?"

"Of course. How are you, Belle?"

'There he is. Captain Guyliner. Can't he tone it down a little?'

"I'm good, thanks, Emma. Have you met Killian yet?"

"No, we haven't. But that's probably because Miss Bitch here, hates me," Killian answered staring at Regina.

Glaring back, Regina said back, "I don't hate you, Killian. I just can't stand you."

'I have to hide my emotions. I've been taught by the best, my mother.'

"Ok, guys. Stop showing your bad sides to the newbie. Emma looks confused," Ruby jokingly stopped the soon-to-be verbal war.

"I always look confused, though," Emma replied with a chuckle. "It's nothing new."

"Well, to clear the confusion, at least for a while," Belle started, "Regina and Killian don't like each other because-"

"Belle!" Regina yelled, getting Belle to stop talking. "It doesn't matter. It's in the past and nothing can change it."

'I don't want Emma to know that Killian, at only fifteen, is a drunk. She doesn't have to know that he killed my dad during a drunk joyride in my mother's car. I have to stop thinking about him right now. No, the memories are overpowering, now. We just passed a bathroom. I have to go.'

"Are you-" Emma was starting to ask, but before she could finish her question, Regina ran off. "Regina!"

As Regina sprinted to the closest bathroom, she heard Ruby say to everyone, "I got her. Don't say anything."

As soon as the bathroom closed, it opened again due to Ruby.

"I don't want to talk about him, Ruby."

"I know."

"... he's gone. It's in the past." Regina's cracked on the next few words, "I miss him."

"I know. Belle can be a ditz at times. She didn't mean any harm. You know that she's a good-hearted person," Ruby said with a small smile.

"Yes. I do know that. I'm not mad at her. I'm mad at that stupid Captain Guyliner."

Chuckling along with Regina, Ruby continued with her little pep talk. "Let's go back out there, with our heads held high, ignore Captain Guyliner, and go to the cafeteria to eat lunch."

"Agreed."

"Awesome. And didn't I say Emma was cool? I saw you enjoying the time you were spending with her."

'Hopefully, she can't tell how much I enjoy my time with her.'

"Ignoring both you and Captain Guyliner, while we're walking to lunch."

As the door opened and Regina and Ruby walked out, Ruby laughed loudly which raised her spirit a little.